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Just had a look at the data direct from the Met Office. Looks as if the highest wind speeds are going to be across the far North, roughly above a line from Skye to Inverness, and from the West. However, looking at the finer detail, I reckon that the Hebrides, Orkneys and Shetlands may see much the worst, the upside being that those areas, along with the coastal areas around the far North, are generally better prepared.

Looking at how this storm has moved, it wouldn't surprise me to find that NI, the whole of Scotland, plus bits of the North of England get a bit a battering, with the West of those areas seeing the worst of it tomorrow.

The animations on windy.com look pretty close to what the raw met office data is saying (and I do wish the Met Office hadn't dumbed down their forecasts they put on their public portal - they are bloody useless for anyone with even a basic bit of met knowledge).

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Just under 10C with a 40 mph wind speed at the moment. Wind due to increase a little overnight before significantly increasing early afternoon tomorrow to 80 mph. Kids are delighted, school transport is getting brought forward tomorrow so only a half day for them.

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I know the weather in the North has been bad for a while but it's also not good here for the opposite reason. Our well has been empty for the last two months which at this time of the year is very unusual. We have had a total rainfall of 523mm over the last twelve months up to the end of October. There is a warning of drought conditions next summer if we don't get significant rainfall over the winter as the reservoirs are low.

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Or mine!! , I have been waiting all summer for the ground to dry out enough to get my 100tons of clay removed from site, the farmer who was going to shift it just can’t get on his land with machinery. I have just about given up with my JCB as it sinks whenever I try to do something, I am going to get a swing shovel in to do the work.

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Hmm, wind speed has dropped, but just had a text saying the schools are closing earlier than the previously announced early closure time. By the looks of it, we are going to get hit fairly hard in the next couple of hours.